Tra từ inch - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

inch [inch inches inched inching] noun, verb BrE [ɪntʃ] NAmE [ɪntʃ]
noun
1. (abbr.in.)a unit for measuring length, equal to 2.54 centimetres. There are 12 inches in a foot
•1.14 inches of rain fell last night.
• She's a few inches taller than me.
•a fat envelope about half an inch thick
• Since I started jogging I've lost three and a half inches from my waistline.
2. a small amount or distance
• He escaped death by an inch.
• The car missed us by inches.
•He was just inches away from scoring.
more at not trust sb an inch at ↑trust _v.

Word Origin:
late Old English ynce, from Latin uncia ‘twelfth part’, from unus ‘one’ (probably denoting a unit). Compare with ↑ounce.
Idioms: ↑every inch ▪ ↑give somebody an inch ▪ ↑inch by inch ▪ ↑not give an inch ▪ ↑within an inch of of doing something

verb intransitive, transitive
to move or make sth move slowly and carefully in a particular direction
•+ adv./prep. She moved forward, inching towards the rope.
•~ sth + adv./prep. I inched the car forward.
•He inched his way through the narrow passage.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
late Old English ynce, from Latin uncia ‘twelfth part’, from unus ‘one’ (probably denoting a unit). Compare with ↑ounce.

Example Bank:
•She inched cautiously towards the edge of the cliff.
•The cat inched a little closer.